Cultivator



April 2, 1940. J. A. EVANS 2,195,513

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end portions of the bars 9 to properly maintain iatentecl Apr. 2,1940 2 UNITED STATES PATENT, ormce 2,195,513 OULTIVATOR Joe A. Evans, Heflin, Ala.

Application August 24, 1939, Serial No. 291,781

' '2. Claims. (01. 9 7-468) This invention appertains to new and useful improvements in cultivators of the row straddling type.

The principal object of the presentinvention is to provide a cultivator of the row straddlin type which in use will leave eachsideof the row in a beveled shape preventing the young crop from falling.

Another important object of the invention is to provide a cultivator of the character stated wherein the blades can be adjustedfor various characters of operation.

Another important object of. the invention is to provide a cultivator which is of very simple construction and therefore of low cost to manufacture.

These and various other important objects and advantages of the invention will become apparent to the reader of the following specification.

In the drawings: I

Figure 1 represents a side elevational View.

Figure 2 is a top plan view.

Figure 3 is a cross sectional view on the line 3-3 of Figure 1. t

Figure 4 is a vertical transverse sectional view on the line 44 of Figure 1.

Referring to the drawings wherein like numerals designate. like parts, it can be seen that a pair of beam bars 5-5 have their forward ends secured by bolts 6 to the apertured coupling plate I. The rear portions of these beams 5 which curve downwardly to define tailmembers 6 are held spread apart by spacers-1 and 8.

Handle bars 9-9 are secured at their forward ends by bolts 16 to the intermediate portions of the beams 5 and terminate at their rear ends in A brace rod l2 can span the rear the same spaced.

On each side of the cultivator is the upper blade [3 and the lower blade 14.

As shown in Figure 4, a sectional frame i5 is employed with the blades 13 and M. This frame 15 includes a pair of side members I6I6 each of which has an inturned upper end portion I! I and these end portions interlap and have open: ings 18 through which securing members such as bolts 19 extend. Thus the width of the frame 15 can be readily determined.

Strap members 20-20 extend downwardly .ulate the earth against which they must ride.

.ly as regards the earth control necessary.

from the hand bars 9, the same being secured to the hand bars .9by bolts 2| and have outwardly diverged lower foot portions 22 against which the outer diverged foot portions 23 of thesidelmembers I6 of the frame 15 bear. Thesefoot mem-. bers 2322 have registering openings through which bolts 24 are disposed for securing the lower blades I4 properly in position. The intermediate portions of the side members 16 and the straps 20 are formed with 5101s 25. The upper blades I3 are secured in place by bolts 25 disposed through the registering slots 25 and obviously by loosening these bolts the upper blades l3 canbe raised and lowered to the desired position to regu The forward ends of the blades l3 have vertical slots 21 and bolts 28 extend through these slots and through a corresponding opening in the tail portion 6. Bolts 29 secure the forward ends of the blade M to the corresponding tail portion 6 as is clearly shown in Figure 1.

Thus it can be seen that the blades i3 and M can be regulated as desired to perform specifical- While the foregoing specification sets forth the invention in specific terms, it is to be understood thatnumero-us changes in the shape, sizeand materials may be resorted to without departing I from the spirit and scope of the invention as claimed hereinafter.

Having described the claimed as new is:

1.A cultivator comprising a beam, a pair of invention, what is handle bars extending rearwardly from the beam,

bars, and blade members bridging the tail por- 5 tion and frame, said'blades being arranged one above the other at each side of the frame, with the lowermost blade diverged downwardly in an outboard direction. v

, JOE A. EVANS. 5o 

